Diverse Faculty Research Award (DRAW)
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Provides funding for early and mid-career under-represented minority faculty
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$25,000/year for two years in direct costs (total $50,000)
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Letter of Intent form available here
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Eligibility details and formal announcement available here
Application deadlines for future awards will be announced at a later date
2020 Awardee
Dr. Casey Dorr is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and an investigator at the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI). He received the DRAW award for his project, Development and Functional Characterization, by Tacrolimus Metabolism Assays, of CYP3A5 *7 human liver cell lines.
2019 Awardee
Dr. Abbie Begnaud is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep. She received the DRAW award for her project, Use Of Telemedicine To Improve Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer And Follow Up Of Abnormal CT Results In A Rural Lung Cancer Screening Program.
2019 Awardee
Dr. Anteneh Zewde is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine. He received the DRAW award for his project, Assessing Gaps in Care for HIV-Infected People Living with AIDS in Adama, Ethiopia.
2018 Awardee
Dr. Cuong Pham is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine. He received the DRAW award for his project, Family Centered Opioid Treatment (FaCT).
2017 Awardee
Dr. Amar Mahgoub is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. He received the DRAW award for his project, Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study.